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Casino plans spur 'Nimby' complaints

Thailand's casino plans are causing mixed reactions among the public even though a special House committee studying the feasibility of entertainment complexes including legal casinos says they are likely to bring in massive revenue. The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a report on the proposal to set up a casino-entertainment zone,…

Law ・ 15 January 2023

Bangkok Post

Casino project shapes up

Feasibility study to be deliberated by House A report by a special House committee studying the feasibility of allowing an entertainment complex to be built that includes legal casinos is expected to be deliberated on Thursday, a member of the committee said on Tuesday. Aimed at raising tax revenue from legalising gambling businesses in a…

Law ・ 11 January 2023

Thailand Business News

Online Gambling Law in Thailand

In Thailand, almost all types of gambling are prohibited. Although online gambling is not directly mentioned in the law, it is included in the gambling category as a whole. However, gambling is a significant industry in Thailand. Numerous studies have shown that around 60% of Thais partake in gambling, sports betting, or poker. A study found that…

Incidents ・ 18 December 2022

Bangkok Post

500 online gambling websites targeted by CSD raids

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police raid a house in Muang district of Khon Kaen on Monday morning, part of an operation against operators illegal gambling websites. (Photo: police) Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police on Monday launched a large operation, codenamed "Hanuman vs online casino mafia", against gambling websites based in 14…

Gambling Sites ・ 17 November 2022

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Bangkok Post

CSD raids target online casino 'mafia'

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police yesterday launched a large operation, codenamed "Hanuman vs online casino mafia", against gambling websites based in 14 provinces. The operation, led by CSD commander Pol Maj Gen Montree Thetkhan, involved about 350 police and targets 63 premises in 14 provinces countrywide -- Khon Kaen, Bangkok, Chiang Mai,…

Incidents ・ 15 November 2022

The Star

Operation Hanuman busts gambling franchise with 500 websites

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police launched 63 simultaneous raids in 14 provinces to bust a large online gambling network with over 100 franchises and 500 websites, police announced on Monday (Nov 14). The simultaneous raids were directed by CSD commander Maj Gen Montree Theskhun from the Provincial…

Incidents ・ 14 November 2022

GGRAsia

Thai police say broke up large-scale online gambling gang

Police in Thailand say they have broken up an alleged online gambling network said to operate about 500 illegal betting websites. According to local media outlet The Nation, the Crime Suppression Division police said in a Monday briefing that the suspected gang had been operating for more than 10 years, having recruited about 2000 people to staff…

Incidents ・ 14 November 2022

The Nation Thailand

Thai police bust nationwide gambling franchise with 500 websites

The simultaneous raids were directed by CSD commander Maj Gen Montree Theskhun from the Provincial Police Bureau's training centre in Khon Kaen. Over 350 officers from several police agencies took part in the so-called Operation Hanuman to Take Down Online Casino Mafia. The raids were focused on Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Phitsanulok,…

Incidents ・ 14 November 2022

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Police make arrests in illegal gambling raid in Cambodia and Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia have been subject to major crackdowns of anti-gambling activity in recent weeks, with police making arrests in both areas. Over 550 illegal immigrants were detained in Cambodia while 40 were arrested in Thailand. The arrests were a result of an operation involving several agencies and were connected to raids on illegal…

Law ・ 27 September 2022

Pattaya Mail

Thai police seize large assets and cash from online gambling network

The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) has seized more than 460 million baht in assets and cash during coordinated raids on 52 locations in 10 provinces believed to be connected to a major online gambling network headquartered in Khon Kaen province. The CSD said the raids led to the arrest of more than forty individuals.CSD's 3rd subdivision…

Industry ・ 25 September 2022

Malta Today

Thailand considers legalising casinos

Gambling has existed in various forms across the world throughout history, experiencing both tolerance and prohibition depending on the period of time and locality. Since the 1930s, Thailand's relationship with gambling of all kinds has been tense. The first half of the 20th century saw the country pass the 1935 Gambling Act, prohibiting all forms…

Travel ・ 03 September 2022

Bangkok Post

Gambling with Thailand's future

Whether you support it or not, betting and gambling dens have been commonplace in much of Thailand for a long time, despite authorities' attempts to stamp it out. Thai people love playing cards and betting on sports, particularly football and cockfighting, although gambling is currently illegal here. Casinos in the border town of Poipet, Cambodia,…

Religion ・ 13 August 2022

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Thai Committee Discussed Five Casino Locations

The legal status of gambling in Thailand has been a hot topic for a while now and finally, some changes are being seriously discussed. Five casinos have been proposed by the National Assembly Committee, with official proposes to the House scheduled for this November. Thailand is a very well-developed tourist destination, attracting rich visitors…

Law ・ 30 June 2022

Bangkok Post

Panel touts a casino for each region

Thailand could accommodate five casinos -- one in each of its five regions -- according to the House committee studying the feasibility of opening such entertainment complexes. Ideas for the legalisation of casinos to earn revenue, collect taxes from the complexes, as well as curb illegal casinos, slot machines and online gambling were discussed in…

Law ・ 30 June 2022